Hope is an amazing gift. It is one of those things that is hard to find and it’s hard to hold onto, but when we do it gives us the strength and desire to face the struggles of life. In fact, hope makes life a little more bearable. Baker’s Encyclopedia Of The Bible defines it as, “An expectation or belief in the fulfillment of something desired.” As Christians, we hope in something better than just this life.  

We all have been taught from childhood that hope is something found in money, possessions, family, and friends. We have been taught that when we have these things we can be happy, we can be safe, and we can have hope for tomorrow. Without them we have nothing. Church, I am afraid that we are good at placing our hope in things and bad at placing our hopes where they should be, in the God who holds all things in His hands.

Perhaps no one said it better than the Psalmist in

Psalm 33:18–19,

“Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.”

Church, as we face uncertain times and overwhelming devastation in numerous areas, we must hold fast to our hope in Jesus. In Jesus we have hope of a better life today, tomorrow, and the hope of a better eternity in heaven. In Christ we have hope that this life is not the end but a beginning. 

              “We cannot leave our island home, for you see, we lost a son here and no matter what this life may bring we know that God will not leave us here because He too, lost a Son here.”

John 14:18

“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.”